Application of ez-enzyme in bioremediation of oily sludge
Sludge farming is commonly used in petroleum refinery as a method of treatment for oily waste containing degradable constituents into materials that are not hazardous to human health or the environment. The sludge is left on a designated plot of land to be biodegraded naturally, but the process coul...
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| description | Sludge farming is commonly used in petroleum refinery as a method of treatment for oily waste containing degradable constituents into materials that are not hazardous to human health or the environment. The sludge is left on a designated plot of land to be biodegraded naturally, but the process could take a considerable length of time. In this study, an enzyme known as EZ-Enzyme was tested to bioremediate the oily sludge sample in a laboratory scale experiment. Results shown that there was a consistent reduction in the oil and grease (O&G) content of the tested sludge (~ 60% in average). The O&G content decreased with increase in the concentration of enzyme. The O&G content in a sludge sample decreased the most with the application of 100 pm EZ-Enzyme, which decreased from 8% to 2% within a period of nine weeks. In general, the temperature and pH of the system were maintained at optimum condition, which were 35°C and pH 7 respectively. The quality of the leachate was also improved by the end of the study, where chemical oxygen demand (COD) was 25 mg/l and pH was 6.45 respectively |
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| spelling | utm-67422014-06-08T01:37:08Z http://eprints.utm.my/6742/ Application of ez-enzyme in bioremediation of oily sludge Ho, Jenny Mohd. Yusoff, Mohd. Rashid TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Sludge farming is commonly used in petroleum refinery as a method of treatment for oily waste containing degradable constituents into materials that are not hazardous to human health or the environment. The sludge is left on a designated plot of land to be biodegraded naturally, but the process could take a considerable length of time. In this study, an enzyme known as EZ-Enzyme was tested to bioremediate the oily sludge sample in a laboratory scale experiment. Results shown that there was a consistent reduction in the oil and grease (O&G) content of the tested sludge (~ 60% in average). The O&G content decreased with increase in the concentration of enzyme. The O&G content in a sludge sample decreased the most with the application of 100 pm EZ-Enzyme, which decreased from 8% to 2% within a period of nine weeks. In general, the temperature and pH of the system were maintained at optimum condition, which were 35°C and pH 7 respectively. The quality of the leachate was also improved by the end of the study, where chemical oxygen demand (COD) was 25 mg/l and pH was 6.45 respectively Penerbit UTM Press 2008-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/6742/1/MRashid2008_ApplicationOfEz-EnzymeInBioremediation.pdf text/html en http://eprints.utm.my/6742/2/jurnalteknologi/article/view/231 Ho, Jenny and Mohd. Yusoff, Mohd. Rashid (2008) Application of ez-enzyme in bioremediation of oily sludge. Jurnal Teknologi (48F). pp. 21-32. ISSN 0127-9696 http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/jt.v48.231 |
| spellingShingle | TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Ho, Jenny Mohd. Yusoff, Mohd. Rashid Application of ez-enzyme in bioremediation of oily sludge |
| title | Application of ez-enzyme in bioremediation of oily sludge |
| title_full | Application of ez-enzyme in bioremediation of oily sludge |
| title_fullStr | Application of ez-enzyme in bioremediation of oily sludge |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of ez-enzyme in bioremediation of oily sludge |
| title_short | Application of ez-enzyme in bioremediation of oily sludge |
| title_sort | application of ez-enzyme in bioremediation of oily sludge |
| topic | TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering |
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